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The German property market has become a target for property investors, owing to the fact that it is believed to have "bottomed out" according to Overseas Property Professional (OPP) magazine. Property in Germany has been experiencing difficult times recently, with prices becoming stagnant and inacti

Investors and homebuyers interested in French property are increasingly turning away from rural, country homes and farmhouses and opting for city properties, it has been reported. According to the Daily Telegraph, the south of France where many of the country's rural properties are to be found is st

The rental market for investors in UK property is currently a healthy and potentially lucrative option, according to the latest reports from the Association of Residential Letting Agents (Arla). London and the south-east are the best areas for investment, with rents also rising in the south, the ass

A conference open to overseas property investors has been announced, with the organisers claiming it is the "world's greatest real estate seminar". The event will take place in Dallas, Texas in the USA between July 21st and 23rd and will feature a panel of experienced investors who intend to reveal

Some 63 per cent of American real estate professionals believe that the US property market will either strengthen or remain consistent over the next year, according to a new study. The Bryan Cave Real Estate Executives' Forecast Survey was conducted among a variety of US property professionals and s

The north of England is poised to overtake the south as a location for property investments, according to a new survey of specialists. Almost three-quarters (72 per cent) of exhibitors at the forthcoming Property Investor and Homebuyer Show North said they saw investors taking advantage of better bu

Immediate action is required to prevent rural England from becoming the preserve of the rich and retired, according to a new report. The Affordable Rural Housing Commission has called for more property to be built and a possible tax for second homeowners in order to stop rural demographics from bein

The mayor of Tianjin in China has said he would welcome overseas investment in the Tianjin New Coastal District development. Speaking at the opening ceremony of 2006 Tianjin Week in Hong Kong, mayor Dai Xianglong said that the new district would expand regional development, but could not meet its po